Planning achieved to transform derelict arches in Manchester into vibrant new leisure & retail spaces
We’re delighted to see that Manchester City Council has granted planning permission for the redevelopment of ten derelict railway arches on Corporation Street in Manchester. Following the submission of the planning application in April last year, covered extensively and positively by the local press, the green light for this scheme will see the arches transformed by The Arch Company into new destinations for food and drink, leisure and retail businesses to occupy.
Queen’s Business School showcased in latest Mix Interiors Magazine
Wonderful to see our client’s project featured in the latest issue of leading commercial interiors magazine, Mix Interiors. The new Queen’s Business School at Queen’s University, Belfast, designed by TODD Architects, is showcased following a tour that Satellite MPR organised with the magazine’s Editor.
TODD Architects’ interiors team discuss the need for inclusive office design in Property Week
Satellite MPR has been working closely with TODD Architects’ Interior Architecture team on a variety of thought leadership topics, inlcuding the pressing need for more inclusive office environments. Taking the content we created, we recently secured an opinion piece in Property Week for Associate, Andrew O’Doherty in which he discusses the practice’s approach to design and the need to create office interiors that work for everyone from day one.
Radical Thinking: Ward Robinson Design’s Vicki Holland featured in the latest FX Magazine
Satellite MPR was delighted to secure a slot in FX Magazine’s coveted Radical Thinking section for Ward Robinson Design’s Vicki Holland, in which she shares her journey and insights in the world interior design, and talks about her own inspirations from Lady Gaga to Zaha Hadid.
Case study: ‘In Common’ photography exhibition and ‘private view’ event
As part our continued campaign to raise the profile of TODD Architects in London and simultaneously raise funds for the Jill Todd Trust, Satellite MPR proposed a photography exhibition and accompanying evening event and auction. Titled ‘In Common’, the event was launched in partnership with Arup, and presented a creative way to offer increased exposure for TODD Architects to the London marketplace, provide valuable networking and business development opportunities for the team, while simultaneously raising vital funds for the work of the Jill Todd Trust.
Celebrating two years of expansion for Stephen George + Partners in London
Two years on from expanding its London office into a dedicated suite in Shoreditch, it’s a pleasure to see our client Stephen George + Partners (SGP) celebrating its growth in the capital, supporting existing clients as well as developing new and successful opportunities in London and the South East.
Queen’s Business School featured in Architects’ Journal
Satellite MPR are thrilled to have secured an exclusive ‘First Look’ for the new Queen’s Business School building in Architects’ Journal on behalf of our client, TODD Architects. The building has been described as marking a new chapter for sustainable energy in Northern Ireland and a national geothermal energy flagship.
Health & wellbeing at the heart of masterplan for Utopia City, Wrexham
We’re delighted to see our client Stephen George + Partners submit a hybrid planning application on behalf of Net World Sports for the development of a new business park on 200 acres of land in Wrexham, North Wales. Wrexham is an incredibly vibrant city and was recently identified as one of the fastest growing regions in the UK for innovation in Product & Industrial design.
Guiding the way to Net Zero
A new and completely revised edition of the RIBA award-winning Guide to Building Materials and the Environment has been launched by AJ100 architecture practice Stephen George + Partners in collaboration with the GreenSpec website in response to the building industry’s push towards Net Zero Carbon and the perceived lack of clear, independent, rational information on how to achieve it.
TODD Architects, in partnership with Arup, launches architectural photography auction
Whether you’re interested in architecture, urban development or just high-quality photography, TODD Architects is offering you the chance to own prints of works by some of the UK and Ireland’s leading architecture and property photographers inlcuding works by Janie Airey, Anthony Coleman, Martina Ferrera, Hannah Starkey, Chris Hill, Martine Hamilton Knight, Danica O. Kus, Joe Laverty, Paul Lindsay, Donal McCann, James Newton, Kilian O’Sullivan, Jim Stephenson, Morley von Sternberg, Edmund Sumner and Sophie Wedgewood.
Studio Moren celebrates opening of landmark InterContinental Hotel in Lusaka, Zambia
Designed by Studio Moren, the recently opened InterContinental is poised to quickly re-establish itself as the destination hotel in the Zambian capital. The opening marks the completion of the final phase of a project in which Studio Moren designed the refurbishment of the existing InterContinental Hotel, an important landmark in Lusaka’s Government District, to create two separate and distinct hotels under the same roof. Read more in our exclusive with Hotel Designs magazine.
Green light for 12-storey residential scheme in Salford designed by TODD Architects
TODD Architects’ plans for a 12-storey, 85-apartment scheme on Duncan Street in Salford, for Manchester-based property developer Generation, have been approved by Salford City Council. As part of Satellite MPR’s ongoing PR support aimed at raising the profile of TODD Architects’ Manchester studio, both in the city itself and the wider North West, our target list of key titles were all reached, guaranteeing TODD Architects plenty of positive coverage for the scheme which has also been met with many positive comments online and on social media.
Studio Moren achieves planning consent for residential development in Great Oakley, Essex
Our client Studio Moren has recently gained a planning consent from Tendring District Council for a scheme of 86 new homes on the edge of the village of Great Oakley, Essex. The 3.7ha development, for Great Oakley Development Ltd, features a mix of bungalows, terraced, detached and semi-detached homes and has been designed as a contemporary interpretation of the local vernacular of the villages nearby.
Masterplans must not become tick-box exercises, writes TODD Architects’ Seamus Lennon in Place North West
As part of our ongoing promotion of TODD Architects’ thriving Manchester studio, Satellite MPR’s copywriting team were delighted to help Manchester Principal Seamus Lennon compose the latest Analysis column for Place North West, the leading news and information source for the North West property community.
Latest issue of HEJ features Ryder Architecture’s experts on use of MMC in delivery of new hospitals
Satellite MPR was delighted to secure thought-leadership content for our client Ryder Architecture’s healthcare team in the latest issue of Health Estate Journal. Partner Paul Bell discusses successfully delivering major healthcare projects in the context of post Brexit labour shortages, post pandemic material supply and the escalating climate emergency – a challenge that he says requires fresh thinking.
Studio Moren delivers UK’s first art’otel® at Battersea Power Station
Hospitality design specialist, Studio Moren has applied its space-planning expertise to deliver the UK’s first art’otel® at Battersea Power Station. Studio Moren was appointed hotel architect for this landmark 164 guestroom, lifestyle hotel which officially launched last week.
Latest phase of Prologis RFI DIRFT completed
Lots of great news in the press earlier this month for our client Stephen George + Partners (SGP) as they celebrated the completion of the latest two distribution centres at Prologis’ RFI DIRFT (Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal) – the UK’s largest rail-served logistics park.
Studio Moren Partner John Harding is the focus of this month's FC&A Magazine Architect in Profile
Nice to see Studio Moren Partner John Harding taking centre spot in this month’s FC&A Magazine Architecture in Profile Q&A. John discusses his favourite projects, go-to architects and thoughts on sustainability in this exclusive interview secured by Satellite MPR.
103 Colmore Row showcased in latest issue of Architecture Magazine
More great project coverage for our client Ryder Architecture, with the stunning 103 Colmore Row featured in the latest issue of Architecture Magazine. Designed by Doone Silver Kerr (now incorporated into Ryder Architecture), 103 Colmore Row is a new 26-storey office building at the heart of Birmingham’s central business district.
Studio Moren partners with EEA to help drive sustainability in the hospitality industry
The news is out! Hospitality design specialist Studio Moren has announced a strategic partnership with the Energy and Environment Alliance (EEA) – an international not-for-profit coalition driving the decarbonisation of the hospitality industry – to provide expertise on sustainable architecture and interior design practices across the sector.